Tennessee Science Grade 7Section 3:
Seed PlantsPlant puzzleProject Type: Technology
Have students design and construct a giant jigsaw puzzle that illustrates the parts of a seed plant: seed, root, stem, leaf, and flower. Each informative-learning display should contain the labeled parts, a definition of the parts, and their function. This project can be as creative as the student wants to make it. Suggest collecting and using local plant species or finding and using photographs from the internet. For a bonus have the students show and label a generic dissection of each part: seed, root, stem, leaf, and flower. If time permits, let the students show off their work. Alternate Procedure:
Split the class in half: Have one half of the class use local plants in the puzzle and the second half of the class use plants from around the world.
Resources:
Use the following web site to help students find plants, both local and from around the world. The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts1b.html Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/ Native Gardening
http://www.enature.com/native_invasive/natives.asp Encyclopedia
Type in the system of the plant
http://www.encyclopedia.com/ Spark notes
http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/plants/plantstructures/summary.html Rubric:  Click here for a rubric to help you score this project.
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